title: Di-μ-methanolato-bis[(2-tert-butyl-6-methylphenolato-κO)methyl-titanium(IV)].
abstract: The molecule of the title compound, [Ti2(CH3)2(CH3O)2(C11H15O)4] or {[Ti(Me)(μ-OCH3)(OC6H3CMe3-2-Me-6)]2}, has a centrosymmetric, dimeric structure with a distorted square pyramidal array about each titanium atom. The methoxide ligands form an asymmetric bridge between the two Ti(IV) atoms [Ti-O bond lengths of 1.9794 (12) and 2.0603 (12) Å] with the two phenolato ligands occupying the remaining basal sites [Ti-O 1.8218 (11) and 1.8135 (11) Å]. The Ti-O-C phenolato bond angles are similar at 161.24 (10) and 160.66 (11)°. The methyl ligand attached to the metal atom has a Ti-C bond length of 2.0878 (17) Å.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry, Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University at Albany, PO Box 102904 North Shore Mail Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Alastair J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Nielson
authors.forename: Chaohong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Joyce M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Waters